Ordinance 3551 - Laserfiche WebLink

are those animals classified as such by existing or subsequently amended State and Federal regulations, Results of official blood and milk ring tests shall be conspicuously displayed in the milk house. "Official Veterinarian" shall include all veterinarians approved, employed or appointed by the State Department of Agriculture of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry. Cows which show a complete induration of one-quarter or extensive induration in one or more quarters of the udder upon physical examination, whether secreting abnormal milk or not, shall be permanently excluded from the, milking herd; provided, that this shall not apply in the case of a quarter that is completely dry. Cows giving bloody, stringy, or otherwise abnormal milk, but without entire or extensive induration of the udder, shall be excluded from the herd until re-examination shows that the milk has become normal. For other diseases, such tests and examinations as the Health Officer may require after consultation with State live- stock sanitary officials shall be made at intervals and by methods prescribed by him, and any diseased animals or reactors shall be disposed of as he may require. Item 2r. MILKING BARN--A milking barn, stable or parlor shall be provided. It shall be provided with adequate light, properly distributed, for both day and night milking. Item 3r. MILKING BARN--AIR SPACE AND VENTILATION--Such sections of the milking barn, stable or parlor, where cows are kept and milked, shall be well ventilated and shall be so arrange• as to avoid overcrowding. Item 4r. MILKING BARN--FLOORS--ANIMALS--The floors and gutters of that portion of the barn, stable or parlor in which cows are milked, shall be constructed of concrete, or other approved, impervious and easily-cleaned material. Floors and gutters shall be graded so as to drain properly and shall be kept clean and in good repair. No horses, swine, calves, or fowl shall be permitted in the milking barn, stable or parlor. Item 5r. MILKING BARNS--WALLS AND CEILINGS--The interior walls and the ceilings of the milking barn, stable, or parlor shall be white washed or painted as often as may be necessary, or finished in an approved manner, and shall be kept clean and in good repair. When there is a second story above the milk barn, stable or parlor, the ceiling shall be tight, If feed should be ground or mixed, or sweet feed should be stored in a feed room or feed storage space which adjoins the milking space, it shall be separated therefrom by a dust-tight partition and door. Item 6r, COW YARD--The cow yard shall be graded and drained as well as is practicable, and shall be so maintained tha there are no standing pools of water nor accumulations of organic wastes; provided, that, in loafing and/or cattle-housing areas, manure droppings shall be removed, or clean bedding added, at sufficiently frequent intervals to prevent the accumulation of manure on cows ' udders and flanks. Swine shall not be permitted in the cow yard or milking barn. Item 7r. MANURE DISPOSAL--All manure shall be removed and stored or disposed of in such manner as best to prevent the breeding of flies therein and the access of cows to piles thereof